Hand-truck.



J. G. MOORE.

HAND TRUCK.

APPLIOATION FILED OUT. 21, 1907.

WITNESSES PATENTB'D AUG. 18, 1908.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

JAMES C. MOORE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAND-TRUCK.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES C. MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and-Trucks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a hand truck for supporting and transporting boxes, barrels and like articles from place toplace by a hand truck; and in such connection it relates more particularly to. the constructive arrangement of gripping means for articles to be supported and transported byv means of such truck.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of my present invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanyin drawings forming part hereof, in whichigure 1 is a view in section and in elevation of a hand truck with a gripping device embodying main features "of my invention in application thereto and also showing the truck in a. tilted position with a box supported thereon in a gripped condition by means of the said device. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the housing for the gripping device, 30'

showing the chain of the gripping devlce par tially housed; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the cross-bars of the truck provided with a hook for engaging a link of the chain of the gripping device.

Referring .to the drawings 4, is a hand truck of an well known construction, provided with liandles 5. 7 is the tubular holder oflny invention in application to the underside of the truck lengthwise thereof andclipped thereto at 8 and 9, and within which holder is adapted to be housed and held a chain 10, one end of which is provided with a disk 11, adapted to slide in t 1e holder and the opposite end provided with a claw hook 112, for engaging an Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1908.

Application filed. October 21, 1901. Serial No. 398,322.

article to be gripped by the chain and to be thus supported during the transporting of the article on the truck 4. One end of the holder 7, is provided with a threaded perforated cap 13, through which the chain extends and the opposite end of the holder is either provided with a closed end or imperforate cap 14.

From one of the cross-bars 15 of the truck pro ects a spur or prong 16, at an angle to the plane of the truck for engaging a link of the chain therewith. Any slack of the chain can readily be taken up by the shifting 9f the chain so that a link of the chain may be brought into en a ement with the prong 16, to thereb tight yi position romthe truck, either on a plane to old the article in required the truck or at an an le to the plane thereof,

while trans orting t e article, as shown .m Fig. 1. Wfien the grippin chain is not requu'ed, it'can be all concea ed in the holder, save the claw gripping hook 12 thereof, so as to be out of the way While the truck is being gripping device is not necessary.

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention what I' claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a hand-truck, a holder. having a removable perforated cap, a chain provided with a disk and with a claw gripping hook, said used for the handling of articles for which a 

